Demography

Dublin City University (DCU) became the first third-level institution to adopt the concept and principles of an Age-Friendly University in 2012 and has committed to lead and highlight the role that universities can play in responding to challenges and opportunities associated with the ageing demographic of the 21st century.  



In collaboration with international partners, Arizona State University and Strathclyde University, DCU is hosting the first international age friendly universities conference on November 2 and 3 2015.

A skilled-labour shortage has left small businesses across the US scrambling to fill positions and New York City health organisations say there’s a simple solution: hire older workers.

Social entrepreneur Mary Nally saw how older people could help others in the community and set up the Third Age organisation to harness their time and expertise.

Guardian ageing population survey reveals majority of people in UK are not planning properly for living longer, society is failing to harness older people’s skills and strengths and people are concerned about loneliness in old age.

Pensions and healthcare benefits vary widely across the globe as do people’s perception of their happiness as they age. This article in the Guardian examines 12 countries, including Ireland and the UK, using statistics from Global Agewatch 2014 and additonal reporting. Ireland ranks highly in comparison to other countries.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) in the Republic of Ireland has released (Tuesday 14 February 2015) a new publication Measuring Ireland's Progress 2013. It reveals that Ireland has the highest proportion of young people and the second lowest proportion of old people in the EU. Life expectancy at birth in Ireland in 2012, as calculated by Eurostat, is 83.2 years for females, just above the EU average of 83.1 years.